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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | A2 |
| Publisher | CC of theBCP |
| Editor | Radoslav Radev (last) |
| Founded | 5 March 1927 (1927-03-05) |
| Ceased publication | 1990 (1990) |
| Political alignment | Communist |
| Language | Bulgarian |
| Headquarters | Sofia |
| City | Sofia |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Circulation | 750 000 (as of 1974) |
Rabotnichesko delo (Bulgarian:Работническо дело, "Worker's Cause") was aBulgarian daily newspaper that was the media organ of theBulgarian Communist Party's Central Committee[1] and was one of thePeople's Republic of Bulgaria's highest-circulation newspapers. The newspaper was established in 1927 and was issued fromSofia.[1] The first newspaper was released on 5 March 1927. The paper was renamed toDuma, (Bulgarian: Дума), "Word", in 1990.Duma, despite some financial troubles, is still issued today.
Rabotnichesko delo was initially the weekly of the Bulgarian Workers' Party. Although it was banned following theBulgarian coup d'état of 1934, it was nevertheless published illegally until 1944. In 1938, it merged withRabotnicheski vestnik ("Worker's Newspaper"), the Bulgarian Communist Party's newspaper, founded in 1897.Rabotnichesko delo criticized the bourgeois government, propagated the ideas ofcommunism and was against the country's participation inWorld War as part of theAxis powers, advocating closer ties with theSoviet Union instead.
After theBulgarian coup d'état of 1944, the newspaper was elevated to become the ruling party's main mouthpiece andpropaganda tool. It was closed following the fall of thePeople's Republic of Bulgaria and the dissolution of the Bulgarian Communist Party in 1990.